Ceramics I Basics

What is clay made of?

You must use a potter's wheel to create pottery.

• Not true

• true

• you must also be a potter

• A potter's wheel is useless

Tell me about one interesting fact about clay that you read about in this reading.

What is the ceramic technique needed to slab build a sculpture?

• Coil building

• Pinch pot (pinching)

• Rolling out clay to an even thickness

• casting

Describe the material referred to as slip? What is it?

What is meant by the term "plastic"? What does the clay feel like?

This is the stage that most decorating is done during this stage of clay:

This is the most fragile state of clay:

What tools did you see in the reading that you would like to try if you haven't already?

The purpose of wedging clay is to...

• Hold a door open for you

• remove air bubbles

• add water to it.

• made a pizza